Lake cumberland fishing report

[B.Combs]

Terrible, terrible, terrible. Went Sunday with a buddy of mine in his boat. Put in at burnside. Fished from Conley bottom north and never put the first fish in the boat. I’ve never saw a Shad die off that bad in my life. Seemed to me they where by the millions. Yesterday I went back with my boat and put in the dam. Managed 3 small fish, no keepers. Water looked better and there wasn’t near as many shad on that end of the Lake.

[scuba_steve82]

Saw a large school of Shad back in Jamestown that was far from dying. Have yet to see these large dieoffs of shad.

[Rude196]

Shad die offs happen every year. Seems the upper end may be experiencing something else? I'll take a spoon or jerk bait for a thousand, and 90% of the time have a lot of fun.

[HH45cal]

I think it s just cold stress-from what I’ve read, water temp42-43 is shad killer . I haven’t seen the lake this cold in a long time

[B.Combs]

Shad die offs happen every year. Seems the upper end may be experiencing something else? I'll take a spoon or jerk bait for a thousand, and 90% of the time have a lot of fun.

Dont go right now then or you’ll experience the other 10%. And you’ll lose your money..

[Les Young]

Shad die offs happen every year. Seems the upper end may be experiencing something else? I'll take a spoon or jerk bait for a thousand, and 90% of the time have a lot of fun.

Fished them both Sunday midlake & never had a hit. The only thing that did get hit was a shakey head twice & never hooked up on either of them. Folks been throwing spoons, silver buddys & jerkbaits for awhile now & have told me they aren't getting bit either.

[Les Young]

I think it s just cold stress-from what I’ve read, water temp42-43 is shad killer . I haven’t seen the lake this cold in a long time

I think that is exactly what is happening too. All I know it was warmer this time lastyear by about 3 degrees & they were biting pretty good too. I grew up on Cumberland at the head of White Oak & have never saw such big schools of suspended fish like they are now & so many dead shad either.

[scuba_steve82]

Have to echo the sentiments on the jerkbait. Haven't gotten a sniff on it, which I don't understand. Will pick up a fish here or there still on a crankbait, but big bites have come from a senko and jig.

[cbp84]

Went today 1lm,1sm (non keeper) 2 striper

[scuba_steve82]

Went today 1lm,1sm (non keeper) 2 striper

What area? Upper, mid, or lower?

[cbp84]

Sorry, smallie in difficulty, stripes in caney, lm in lilly. No dead shad observed. Threw a rig, jerkstick, and jigs. Wind was a bitch

[Fishin is life]

Shad die off has started moving toward the dam. Saw them in beaver/otter and had a buddy that saw them on the main lake. We had a pretty good day. 14 fish, one keeper brown, 4 keeper lm and a keeper spot with a couple other smallies over 17". Absolutely no pattern to them

[HH45cal]

Interesting article by jason cristy on bassmaster the other day- basically he went from catching great fish to nothing over 2 weeks as a shad kill developed on his local lakes - said in that case he’d fish areas with no shad with low expectations